Manchester to Rochdale and Leeds trains cancelled after 'operational incident'

Manchester music legend and DJ Stu Allan has died after a cancer battle. The Manchester producer and dance DJ, who was a fan favourite on the 1990s rave scene, had been diagnosed with cancer for almost a year before he died on Thursday (September 22).

Leeds United Director of Football Victor Orta has suggested that the club were 'powerless' in stopping Kalvin Phillips join Manchester City in the summer.

Detectives investigating the death of a teenager in Heywood have made two further arrests.

The Premier League returns this weekend after the last round of fixtures was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but Manchester United's match against Leeds United, slated for Sunday, has been postponed.

The dad of a girl who was visited by the Queen in hospital after the Manchester Arena bombing has recalled how 'kind and genuine' the late monarch was.

Manchester United players were working hard at Carrington on Wednesday ahead of their visit to FC Sheriff in the Europa League on Thursday night.

Former Chelsea player Joe Cole has claimed that Manchester United will be "kicking themselves" after Thomas Tuchel's recent departure from his former club.

Police are appealing to members of the public for help in tracing a missing teen believed to be in the Rochdale area.

Long-awaited plans to build 223 homes on a retail park on the edge of Rochdale town centre have been submitted. Developer Willmott Dixon has applied for planning permission on behalf of Rochdale council for Central Retail Park off Drake Street.

Northern trains will now run as normal next week after unions chose to halt planned strike action.

Campaigners and politicians in Greater Manchester have reacted with anger after Liz Truss announced she was to allow fracking  to return to the UK. The PM has scrapped a 2019 ban on the fossil fuel extraction process as part of a wider energy bills strategy.

Two children from Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH) sat proudly alongside Pep Guardiola and the rest of the Manchester City squad for the official 2022/23 squad photo.

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand heaped praise on Antony, Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford after the victory over Arsenal.

Manchester United reportedly handed Christian Eriksen a £12m signing-on bonus to ensure they beat Tottenham to his signature. The Dane arrived as a free agent in the summer following the end of this contract at Brentford. He became Erik ten Hag’s second signing as United boss and has played all five games so far this season.

The managing director of under-fire train operator Avanti West Coast has stepped down from his role, it was confirmed tonight. Phil Whittingham will leave his position on September 15 to 'pursue other executive leadership opportunities'.

The full extent of railway flooding after a water main burst has been captured in incredible drone footage. Network Rail filmed the situation from the skies, with the footage showing thousands of gallons of free-flowing water poring over track lines in and around Audenshaw, Tameside.

The leader of Rochdale council has urged the government to ensure every area of the country is taking in its fair share of asylum seekers, claiming the current policy ‘continues to disproportionately affect' the borough. Councillor Neil Emmott’s angry letter to the home secretary comes after migrants were recently moved into hotels in the borough against the council’s wishes.